Tod Dockstader (born March 20, 1932 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, died February 27, 2015) was an American composer of electroacoustic music, and particularly musique concrète. He studied painting and film while at the University of Minnesota, before moving to Hollywood in 1955, to become an apprentice film editor. He moved into work as a sound engineer in 1958, and apprenticed at Gotham Recording Studios, where he first started composing. Read Full BioTod Dockstader (born March 20, 1932 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, died February 27, 2015) was an American composer of electroacoustic music, and particularly musique concrète. He studied painting and film while at the University of Minnesota, before moving to Hollywood in 1955, to become an apprentice film editor. He moved into work as a sound engineer in 1958, and apprenticed at Gotham Recording Studios, where he first started composing. Dockstader's first record, Eight Electronic Pieces, was released in 1960, and was later used as the soundtrack to Federico Fellini's "Satyricon" (1969). He continued to create music throughout the first half of that decade, working principally with tape manipulation effects. In 1966 Owl Records released four albums of his work from this period including what many consider to be Dockstader's masterpiece, Quatermass.
After achieving modest recognition and radio play alongside the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Edgard Varèse, and John Cage, Gotham Studios shut down and Dockstader found himself without access to recording facilities. He applied to a number of established electronic music institutions but was rejected from them for his lack of academic experience in the field. Notably, he received separate rejection letters from both Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. He moved instead into audio-visual work, producing filmstrips and videos for use in schools. Dockstader returned to music at the start of the 21st century, adopting computer composition in favor of tapes.
Tod Dockstader passed away on February 27, 2015, at the age of 82.
After achieving modest recognition and radio play alongside the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Edgard Varèse, and John Cage, Gotham Studios shut down and Dockstader found himself without access to recording facilities. He applied to a number of established electronic music institutions but was rejected from them for his lack of academic experience in the field. Notably, he received separate rejection letters from both Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. He moved instead into audio-visual work, producing filmstrips and videos for use in schools. Dockstader returned to music at the start of the 21st century, adopting computer composition in favor of tapes.
Tod Dockstader passed away on February 27, 2015, at the age of 82.
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Apocalypse
Tod Dockstader Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Apocalypse' by these artists:
666 Anyone who has intelligence, may interpret the number of th…
Agent Steel I am the consequence of zealotry I am decay Corrosive rust o…
Alice Nine Hagare ochiteku koufukuna hibi Kuchi kara kobareru kotoba M…
Apocalypse AND THE DAYS ARE NOT FULL ENOUGH AND THE NIGHTS ARE…
Arachnes I know how brave you are, I know how fine you…
Arno Cost feat. Norman Doray You act like you won't listen, when I'm talking to…
Athena When I see the hands of thunder Crawling in the night, Evi…
Atrocity The war was lost Swords turned to rust Suddenly these was …
Bathory Now that the virgin bitch Breastfeeds death And the winds sm…
Bonanza Banzai Combination Condemnation Violation of a nation turns into …
Cadaveria In you I saw the fear that destroys You were infected…
Chi-A.D. Mandatory evacuation in Area A Mass exodus has begun, but we…
Cigarette After Sex You leapt from crumbling bridges watching cityscapes turn to…
D-Low Beats Mandatory evacuation in Area A Mass exodus has begun, but we…
Daily Terror Skrupellose Eltern bieten Nachwuchs feil Schamlose Händler …
Dark Fortress "From the kingdom of damnation we arise..." As the apocalyp…
Don Choa Il paraît que c'est les derniers jours, ça sent l'apocalypse…
Elend Deus in adiutorium meum intende. O Domine, Te ipsum l…
Extinction of Mankind / Misery Out of the past, fall the bodies that have come…
Full Blown Chaos For every scar A lesson learned Heed the word hear the crie…
Garrison Hawk w/ Sly And Robbie And they want us to grow up We don't want to…
Hades Almighty Private Apocalypse No more tears Apocalypse Are you afrai…
Hate Burning are the skies, blinding is sun, the Evil work…
Holyhell Gates of heaven are opened A white horse did appear There'…
Hypocrisy Since I was a child, I sought my own ways,…
Insanity Reigns Supreme Fear me for I am ripe with death I am the…
Jackie Evancho Fixing to find you In this treacherous terrain There's lands…
Java avias seay 2012 "apocalypse" (CROWDS TALKING) OMG this is …
Lords Of Decadence Cold dark night - I wake up - I cannot…
Loudness [Music: Akira Takasaki, Lyrics: Masaki Yamada] Get your l…
Mardelas Walk through the door a city in ruins 壊滅都市巣食うハザード Break thro…
Megaromania 目覚めると、閉ざされた空が嘲笑って もう全て光は奪われ 色を無くした なぜ誰も目を背けるのか？この世界に もう心さえ錆…
Mejibray BEEP I'm Bael BEEP BEEP 堕落 BEEP BEEP Culture BEEP I'm Bael …
Mr. Ferrigno [Devil] Hello my children, hahahaha, gather 'round I got som…
Mr. Shadow Lil Rob [Mr. Shadow] If your ass wants to live another day Get the…
Neva Dinova It's a breeze comin' in From the north And she's in The k…
Nico/Planet Earth green guitar - holy shrine grab the pick - follow the…
Perez Je crois que nous étions tous les deux A la terrasse…
Planet of Zeus Take it! And I will take all the blame This is a…
Refugee Allstars Apocalypse 1,2 the headline news just broke through Apocalyp…
Sailing To Nowhere From the sky to the sea 'Til the heart of this…
Savant There's neat lines, and then there's this. ??? Uh, not reall…
Septic Flesh Bring us the end. + Harvest the crops of Men.…
Sleeperstar This is the way it is can you change it Extreme…
T.I.L.A.N. You got me right where you wanted me So what…
The Chasm When the forces of utter chaos, ruled the land of…
The Qemists Our situation does not change Our situation does not change…
Tormentor Six days before The foreboded doomsday Appeared four Moun…
Unsilent Phenomenon War or peace, something we miss. This is (a) choice of…
V.A.V. The sky is falling, they say it's the end. I turn…
White Magic And from the sky began to rain blood Touching our flesh,…
WRENN Should the world forget your name And you feel the godforsak…
Wyclef Jean Apocalypse 1,2 the headline news just broke through Apocalyp…
Yes And you and I climb, crossing the shapes of the…
Zébulon 1-2, one-two, J'ai une histoire à faire dormir debout Une h…
Zed Yun Pavarotti J'ai tout bien manigancé, hey Les portes du pénitencier, hey…
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1918SMLE
I love this. After hearing this piece on "Ohm" , I became an instant fan. The complete "Apocalypse" is just amazing.
Jaramillo Lugo
1918SMLE
Oh my! Same here: did love it at first hearing from the Early Gurus of Electronic! Love that compilation!
Likewise with Louis & Bebe Barron, and Raymond Scott whose music incidentally appeared in a Formula 44 radio ad from my childhood in Puerto Rico! Strangely I knew before about Iannis Xenakis from a record at the University music library, listening to it again and again and again... Music seems to found you in strange ways!!!
Jaramillo Lugo
Really great compilation OHM the Early Gurus of Electronic Music. Love it! And the video comp too!
Standouts for me also were Louis & Bebe Barron, and Raymond Scott whose music incidentally appeared in a Formula 44 radio ad from my childhood in Puerto Rico! Knew about Iannis Xenakis before from a record at the University music library, listening to it again and again and again...
Music always seems to found you in strange ways!!!
feliperaurich
R.I.P Tom
fior
Any Nurse with Wound / Coil / Zoviet France fans out there?
Charles Hackbarth
yup, all of the above. ZF and NWW are the biggest influence on my own sound noise work.
obsessive | discipline
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